Bijoya Greetings to all my Flickr friends:-)
Durga Puja is the main festival of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.As per Bengali tradition,every year in Autumn(October) Goddess Durga comes to her parental home for 5 days accompanied by her four children - Saraswati,Laxmi,Ganesha and Kartikeya.For 5 days her idol is placed in beautiful pavilions(pandals) and she is worshipped and treated with all the tender love and care that a married daughter receives in her parental nest.The beautiful pandals are made of bamboo,cloth,papier mache,wood,and other materials.On the penultimate day the images are immersed in rivers or other water bodies.
Nowhere is this festival celebrated with as much fanfare as in Kolkata(Calcutta).All Calcuttans irrespective of their religion come together to celebrate this festival in a spirit of love and brotherhood.It is a time for new clothes,good food,meeting up with friends and relatives,romancing and of course pandal hopping to see the best idols.:-)
In this series I have tried to capture the spirit of Durga Puja for my Flickr friends.I hope I have succeeded a little.:-)
Bijoya Greetings to all my Flickr friends:-)
Durga Puja is the main festival of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.As per Bengali tradition,every year in Autumn(October) Goddess Durga comes to her parental home for 5 days accompanied by her four children - Saraswati,Laxmi,Ganesha and Kartikeya.For 5 days her idol is placed in beautiful pavilions(pandals) and she is worshipped and treated with all the tender love and care that a married daughter receives in her parental nest.The beautiful pandals are made of bamboo,cloth,papier mache,wood,and other materials.On the penultimate day the images are immersed in rivers or other water bodies.
Nowhere is this festival celebrated with as much fanfare as in Kolkata(Calcutta).All Calcuttans irrespective of their religion come together to celebrate this festival in a spirit of love and brotherhood.It is a time for new clothes,good food,meeting up with friends and relatives,romancing and of course pandal hopping to see the best idols.:-)
In this series I have tried to capture the spirit of Durga Puja for my Flickr friends.I hope I have succeeded a little.:-)